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- June 2013
- Background Note
Venture Philanthropy: Its Evolution and Its Future
By: Allen Grossman, Sarah Appleby and Caitlin Reimers
This note explores the current state of venture philanthropy in the U.S. and its future. Based on interviews with 28 practitioners in the field of philanthropy and a review of the literature since the publication of the article introducing the concept of venture...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy;
Nonprofit;
Social Institutions;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Civil Society or Community;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
United States
Grossman, Allen, Sarah Appleby, and Caitlin Reimers. "Venture Philanthropy: Its Evolution and Its Future." Harvard Business School Background Note 313-111, June 2013.
- 19 Jul 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Charitable Giving When Altruism and Similarity are Linked
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by Julio J. Rotemberg
- 2011
- Working Paper
Charitable Giving When Altruism and Similarity Are Linked
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
This paper presents a model in which anonymous charitable donations are rationalized by two human tendencies drawn from the psychology literature. The first is people's disproportionate disposition to help those they agree with while the second is the dependence of...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Mathematical Methods;
Attitudes;
Interests;
Perception;
Wealth and Poverty
Rotemberg, Julio J. "Charitable Giving When Altruism and Similarity Are Linked." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 17585, November 2011.
- June 2014
- Article
Charitable Giving When Altruism and Similarity Are Linked
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
This paper presents a model in which anonymous charitable donations are rationalized by two human tendencies drawn from the psychology literature. The first is people's disproportionate disposition to help those they agree with, while the second is the dependence of...
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Rotemberg, Julio J. "Charitable Giving When Altruism and Similarity Are Linked." Journal of Public Economics 114 (June 2014): 36–49.
- 06 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy
philanthropy because even global companies tend to focus corporate giving on local nonprofits. Charitable behavior is a key area of interest for Marquis, whose research and...
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by Carmen Nobel
- October 2022
- Case
An Heir with No Spare: The Deitch Family Office
By: Lauren Cohen and Grace Headinger
Joe and Matt Deitch, father and son, knew it was time to start their own family office. Matthew had recently joined his father at the family’s three enterprises, and they both realized that their family’s needs had grown increasingly complex over the years. In search...
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Keywords:
Family Office;
Philanthropy;
Charitable Giving;
Family;
Family Business;
Talent and Talent Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Governance;
Values and Beliefs;
Job Search;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Family Ownership;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Family and Family Relationships;
Financial Services Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
Massachusetts;
Boston;
Florida;
Miami
Cohen, Lauren, and Grace Headinger. "An Heir with No Spare: The Deitch Family Office." Harvard Business School Case 223-019, October 2022.
- 15 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy
feel good for the actor.” Their review, published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, examines 15 published, pre-registered experiments on prosocial spending and reveals insights about when View Details
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by Michael Blanding
- February 7, 2013
- Other Article
Is Doing Good ‘Good Enough’?: Unleashing the Power of Self-Interest in Philanthropy
By: Josh Baron
To take advantage of the unprecedented opportunities for philanthropy to make a difference in society, we have to encourage people to think more consciously and creatively about: "What's in this for me?"
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Baron, Josh. "Is Doing Good ‘Good Enough’? Unleashing the Power of Self-Interest in Philanthropy." Huffington Post (February 7, 2013).
- March 2013
- Article
Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities
By: Andras Tilcsik and Christopher Marquis
Geographic communities have been shown to affect organizations through their enduring features, but less attention has been given to communities as sites of human-made and natural events that occasionally disrupt the lives of organizations. We develop a...
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Keywords:
Geographic Communities;
Punctuated Equilibrium;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Institutional Theory;
Natural Disasters;
Situation or Environment;
Balance and Stability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Community Relations;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
United States
Tilcsik, Andras, and Christopher Marquis. "Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities." Administrative Science Quarterly 58, no. 1 (March 2013): 111–148.
- October 2018
- Case
Phuc Huynh and Teach for Vietnam (A)
By: Leslie Perlow and Eunice Eun
This Harvard Business School case is about Harvard Kennedy School graduate, Phuc Huynh, who wants to establish Teach for Vietnam (TFV) in his home country and become an official Teach for All partner. It considers the concepts of giving back in one’s career and the...
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Keywords:
Vietnam;
Giving Back;
Career Decisions;
Education;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Personal Development and Career;
Mission and Purpose;
Leadership Development;
Education Industry;
Viet Nam;
Asia
Perlow, Leslie, and Eunice Eun. "Phuc Huynh and Teach for Vietnam (A)." Harvard Business School Case 419-036, October 2018.
- September 8, 1999
- Article
Cost of Giving
By: John Quelch and William Conner
Quelch, John, and William Conner. "Cost of Giving." The Guardian (September 8, 1999), B41.
- 2013
- Working Paper
Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities
By: Andras Tilcsik and Christopher Marquis
This article focuses on geographic communities as fields in which human-made and natural events occasionally disrupt the lives of organizations. We develop an institutional perspective to unpack how and why major events within communities affect organizations in the...
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Keywords:
Natural Disasters;
Situation or Environment;
Balance and Stability;
Organizations;
Business and Community Relations;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
United States
Tilcsik, Andras, and Christopher Marquis. "Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-060, January 2013. (Forthcoming: Administrative Science Quarterly, 58 (March), 2013.)
- Teaching Interest
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Effective Strategic Philanthropy
Non-profit organizations and social enterprises play an important role in every country in the world: as laboratories for social innovation, as the delivery system for critical goods and services at scale, as the stewards of our cultural heritage, and as advocates for...
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- January 2024 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Essex County Community Foundation: Pivot to Systems Philanthropy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Brian Trelstad and Courtney Han
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Brian Trelstad, and Courtney Han. "Essex County Community Foundation: Pivot to Systems Philanthropy." Harvard Business School Case 524-066, January 2024. (Revised May 2024.)
- 13 Dec 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Charitable Giving When Altruism and Similarity Are Linked
Keywords:
Service
- December 2003
- Article
Profit Globally, Give Globally
By: John A. Quelch and V. Kasturi Rangan
Quelch, John A., and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Profit Globally, Give Globally." Harvard Business Review 81, no. 12 (December 2003): 16–17. (Reprint #F0312B.)
- 09 Apr 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
Sustaining a Legacy of Giving in Turkey
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Re: Christina R. Wing
- October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Ӧzyeğin Social Investments: A Legacy of Giving
By: Christina R. Wing, Zeshan Gondal and Brittany L. Logan
This case explores the work of Özyeğin Social Investments, founded by Hüsnü Özyeğin, one of Turkey's most successful entrepreneurs. With a focus on education, health, gender equality, rural development, and disaster relief in Turkey, Özyeğin Social Investments and the...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Family Business;
Business Model;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Social Enterprise;
Turkey
Wing, Christina R., Zeshan Gondal, and Brittany L. Logan. "Ӧzyeğin Social Investments: A Legacy of Giving." Harvard Business School Case 624-054, October 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 2022
- Working Paper
Beliefs About Giving Across Contexts
By: Christine L. Exley, John-Henry Pezzuto and Marta Serra-Garcia
A rich literature investigates prosocial behavior by exploiting a variety of methods, the validity of which has been debated. While this literature has compared behavior inside and outside of the laboratory, an open question is how participants view prosocial behavior...
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Exley, Christine L., John-Henry Pezzuto, and Marta Serra-Garcia. "Beliefs About Giving Across Contexts." Working Paper, September 2022.
- September 2022
- Article
Drivers of Philanthropic Foundations in Emerging Markets: Family, Values and Spirituality
By: Valeria Giacomin and Geoffrey Jones
This article discusses the ethics and drivers of philanthropic foundations in emerging markets. A foundation organizes assets to invest in philanthropic initiatives. Previous scholarship has largely focused on developed countries, especially the United States, and has...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy;
Foundations;
Spirituality;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Social Enterprise;
Emerging Markets;
Values and Beliefs;
Africa;
Asia;
Latin America;
Middle East
Giacomin, Valeria, and Geoffrey Jones. "Drivers of Philanthropic Foundations in Emerging Markets: Family, Values and Spirituality." Journal of Business Ethics 180, no. 1 (September 2022): 263–282. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04875-4.)